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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Players Gained
Head Shot
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joshua Dobbs
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Haynes King at No. 245 regardless, 53 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They banked enough surplus on Hood to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Nothing to complain about; Olaivavega Ioane went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor in the 62nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick84 Rnd3 Colton Hood
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Colton Hood in the 84th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick124 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
No edge and no loss on Bryce Lance in slot 124; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at pick No. 130 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Fair-plus on Max Iheanachor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They jumped the gun on Bud Clark, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
They reached a country mile for Jaren Kanak at the 199th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
They paid sticker price for Mark Fletcher Jr. in slot 207, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick210 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
No drama and no debate, Raylen Wilson went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 30. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick245 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King in No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.